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North Africa Bitumen Company explains its choice of Misrata Free Zone as its Libya operations base
Libya Herald
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July 25, 2025
Speaking in an interview published yesterday by Misrata Free Zone (MFZ), Paul-Henri Aumont, Regional Director of the North African Bitumen Production Company, explained why his company chose MFZ as its Libya operations base for its Bitumen Storage...
Libya opens doors to 40+ oil firms
Libyan Express
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July 22, 2025
Oil and gas revival gains momentum. Photo via ReutersLibya has attracted participation from over 40 international oil and gas companies in its latest licensing round, signalling renewed global confidence in the country’s energy sector. The...
Terrorism, climate change, cyber threats deepening Nigeria’s security woes — Chief of Defence Staff
Alexa.ng
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July 25, 2025
…Calls for unity, stronger institutions to combat global fragility. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa has sounded the alarm over the worsening state of Nigeria’s national security, attributing the deepening crisis to terrorism,...
Top 10 countries with the fewest attack helicopters
Business Insider Africa
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August 1, 2025
These rotary-wing aircraft, which are quick, nimble, well-armed, and able to carry out precise strikes, have revolutionized the way nations fight both conventional and asymmetric conflicts. Countries with sizable, contemporary attack helicopter...
Libya’s 100-metre rule: why you can’t build by the sea
Libyan Express
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July 20, 2025
Protecting the coast: inside Libya’s 100-metre lawAs coastal development projects continue to grow in popularity across Libya, one recurring question arises: how close can one legally build to the shoreline? The answer lies in what is commonly...
Libya assumes presidency of African Ministers' Conference of Environment for 2025-2026
The Libya Observer
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Libya, represented by Minister of Environment, Ibrahim Elaraby, has assumed the presidency of the 20th session of the African Ministers' Conference of Environment during the opening session held at the United Nations Environment Programme...
Trump Advisor Boulous meets Haftar in Benghazi, reviews Libyan-American cooperation
The Libya Observer
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The Advisor to the US President Donald Trump for African Affairs, Massad Boulous, met Thursday at the so-called General Command headquarters in Rajma near Benghazi, with Khalifa Haftar. According to a statement released by Haftar’s office, the two...
Benghazi Chamber of Commerce participates in Libyan Egyptian Business Forum in Alexandria
Libya Herald
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July 20, 2025
Benghazi Chamber of Commerce participated in the Fourth Edition of the Libyan Egyptian Business Forum in Alexandria, Egypt (19 July) under the slogan: “Egypt and Libya towards sustainable and integrated development”. Benghazi Chamber reported...
Libyan ministers push to activate US energy, trade cooperation
The Libya Observer
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The Acting Minister of Oil and Gas and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy and Trade of the Government of National Unity have discussed practical steps to activate mechanisms for cooperation with the United States in the fields of...
Why Russia Is Unlikely To End Ukraine War Despite Immense U.S. Pressure; Are Trump’s Threats Falling On Deaf Ears? OPED
The Eurasian Times
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August 1, 2025
One of the possible reasons why Russian President Vladimir Putin is not listening to his “friend” and U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, despite the latter’s threat to impose more financial penalties on Moscow over the war in Ukraine, is that the...
UNESCO confirms danger to Madagascar’s forests is fading, cementing environmental commitment of President Andry Rajoelina’s government
Green Prophet
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July 22, 2025
Headlines in Europe have celebrated Carnac and the Morbihan coast’s recent inscription as UNESCO World Heritage sites. But a quieter, arguably more significant victory was unfolding at the same time in Madagascar. Earlier this month, the island...
Trump tariffs mapped: The countries hit by US president’s sweeping new trade war levies
The Independent
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August 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Tetra Pak Egypt Area, Zulfa launch $16.3mln greenfield project in Libya
Zawya
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Arab Finance: Tetra Pak Egypt Area, a global leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has launched its first greenfield project in Libya, a key market within Egypt Area, in cooperation with Zulfa, a subsidiary of Alushibe Group, as per...
Tetra Pak and Zulfa unveil greenfield initiative in Libya
Yahoo Finance
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Tetra Pak Egypt Area has launched its inaugural greenfield project in Libya, in partnership with Zulfa, part of Alushibe Group. The initiative involves an investment of €14m ($16m), aimed at bringing advanced packaging and processing technologies...
Oil Minister: Libya capable of strategic partnership with Europe in oil and gas
The Libya Observer
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Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdulsadiq, reaffirmed that Libya is open to strategic partnerships and is working to build a sustainable business model in cooperation with its European partners. During his meeting with the European Union...
Infinity, Al Jouf complete work on major Libyan solar plant
Gulf Industry Magazine
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Infinity Libya, a subsidiary of Infinity Group, a dedicated renewable energy solutions provider in Egypt, and Al-Jouf Free Zone have officially completed and handed over the country's first-ever 1 MW solar power plant located in Kufra. The...
A Crisis Without Borders: How Libya’s Power Vacuum Drives Migration and Fuels Regional Instability
To Vima
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July 21, 2025
Professor Diederik Vandewalle spoke exclusively to the International Edition of TO VIMA about the current state of affairs in Libya. Widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on the country, Professor Vandewalle is among a select few scholars...
Japanese shipping giant launches first operations in Libya
The Libya Observer
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Japanese shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has launched its first maritime service to Libya through the Misrata Free Zone port, as part of its strategy to expand operations across North Africa. ONE is one of the world’s largest ocean...
Climate change adversely affecting beekeeping business in KP
The Nation
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July 15, 2025
Peshawar - Climate change-induced weather patterns have begun adversely affecting the beekeeping industry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), prompting experts to call for large-scale plantations of ber and palosa plants to prevent the possible extinction...
Global Gas Flaring Hits 17-Year High, Creates 389m Tonnes of Carbon Pollution in 2024
Arise News
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July 21, 2025
The fossil fuel industry pumped an extra 389 million tonnes of carbon pollution into the atmosphere last year by needlessly flaring gas, a World Bank report has found, in an “enormous waste” of fuel that heats the planet by about as much as the...